Versatility Tassie's winning formula

By
BRAD COLE

VERSATILITY will be the strength of the Tasmanian Football Council's under-23 team, according to coach Anthony McConnon.

VERSATILITY will be the strength of the Tasmanian Football Council's under-23 team, according to coach Anthony McConnon.

VERSATILE: Wynyard's Bryce Haneveer will be one of the players TFC under 23 coach Anthony McConnon is set to utilise in a variety of roles in today's game against the VAFA under 23 team.

The side will do battle with the visiting Victorian Amateur Football Association under-23 team at North Hobart Oval today, and the New Norfolk mentor believes his team is full of players who can perform multiple roles.

This includes the eight NTFL players selected, with several of them set to be utilised in a simple game plan focused on accountability on the small confines of the ground

McConnon indicated the likes of Zac Weeks, Bryce Haneveer and Taylor Reeves will all get a run through midfield and defence, while James King and captain Jack Templeton will push forward when needed.

``It goes for our whole team, our back six can all play a midfield role, but they can also be used to catapult us out of defence,'' McConnon said.

``If we can get Victoria to turn the ball over we can get the ball out into space and get it into an open forward line.

``The simple game plan is sometimes often the best and when you have a ground the size of North Hobart, it's all about accountability and the word on the Victorians is that they like to get out by themselves.''

Penguin's James Radford is expected to hold down a key defensive post, Wynyard's Sam Douglas will do the majority of the ruck work, while Ulverstone's Jack Vanderfeen is earmarked as a run-with player.

McConnon's only worry at this stage was trying to gather some information on the opposition.

``We're a little bit hamstrung at the moment, but we've got their team list through and we're trying to get some intelligence through some guys in Hobart that have contacts in Melbourne,'' he said.